New Zealand v Belgium: World Cup 2026 – live

<p>⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT<br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/24/world-cup-groups-permutations-round-of-32-usa-mexico-canada">Third-place table</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-complete-player-guide">Player guide</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/golden-boot-world-cup-2026-top-goalscorers-winner">Golden Boot</a> | <a href="mailto:samantha.lewis.freelance@theguardian.com">Mail Sam</a><br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jun/27/fifa-world-cup-2026-live-egypt-v-iran-updates-egy-vs-irn-group-g-match-score-latest">Egypt v Iran – follow live with Jonathan Howcroft</a></p><p><strong>New Zealand, meanwhile, will be kicking themselves for not taking more from their <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/22/new-zealand-egypt-world-cup-group-g-match-report">ultimate 3-1 loss against Egypt</a>. </strong>An excellent headed goal to Finn Surman in the 15th minute epitomised the All Whites’ dominant first-half display, staying compact and disciplined in defence and charging forward with direct long balls and overlaps in attack.</p><p>But Egypt, led by their talismanic captain Mohamed Salah, came roaring back in the second half, coming from behind to score three unanswered goals and rocket to the top of the group as a result.</p><p>“It’s frustrating,” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/22/new-zealand-egypt-world-cup-group-g-match-report">Bazeley said after the Egypt match</a>. “We played so well in the first half. We scored ‌a great goal, created lots ‌of chances, felt like we were dominating possession a lot of the time in the first half, and ‌w